Shoe box



R. B. BRINNON Jan. 11, 1938.

SHOE BOX Filed July 10, 1934 Fla. 2

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Patented Jan. 11, 1938 I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SHOE BOX Richard'B. Brinnon, Wichita, Kans.

Application July 10, 1934,-Serial No. 734,532

3 Claims.

. :My invention relates to an improvement in boxes, such as shoe'boxes and'the like. The object of: my invention is to provide a shoe box in which the end of the box'opens'instead of the top so that a series of boxes may be piled one on top of another and the contents of the boxes may be removed and replaced withoutremovingthe box from the shelf or the pile of boxes in which it is. located. Another object of my invention is to provide a shoe box having a lid or closure ele- ,ment which is attached to the box. A still further object is to provide a box ofthe kind mentioned and in addition thereto toprovide a box havinga string attached'thereto which may be used to tie the box shut or the string may be used as a pull to open the box while it is on the shelf or in a pile of boxes.

These and other objects will be more fully explained as this description progresses.

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Fig. 2 is a perspective view of my improved box showing the end partly opened. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of my improved box showing the box tiedup so that it-may be carried and the end will not open so as to lose the contents of the box. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail sectional view through the opening end of the box. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the box, parts of which are-broken-away for convenience of illustration.

In the drawing is shown a box 10 having an open end II in which is fitted a closure element I2 that is provided with an inwardly extending flange element H which extends along the upper edge and both sides of the closure element 12. The lower end of the flange l3 adjacent the hinge M is cut square as illustrated at l3 so that when the closure element I2 is in the closed position, as shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4, the square ends l3 strike the bottom of the box and act as a stop so that the upper end of the closure element l2 will not lean into the box and present a bad appearance of the box. At M is a strip of paper or ta e that is attached, preferably by being glued, to the lower edge of the closure element i2 and the edge Ill of the box It] and functions as a hinge on which the closure element I 2 is swung.

the disk 15.

On the flange I3 is rigidly attached a round, convex faced, button-like element It), which, when the closure element I2 is in its closed position, seats itself in the lower edge of the eyelet I6 and functions as a means of retaining the closure element l2 in its closed position as shown in Figs. 1 and 4.

At [9 is a second'fiber or paper disk attached to the closure element l2 byan eyelet 20. One end 2! of a string '22 is passed through the hole in which the'eyelet20 is positioned and the eyelet functions as a means of holding the end 2| of the string22. The end .2! of the string 22 is provided .witha knot 23 to prevent the end 2| of the string from being pulled from between the eyelet and the side of the hole in which the eyelet 20 and the end 2| of the string 22 is positioned.

When the boxes are in stock, that is they are on the shelvesand-piled two or three or more boxes high, the string 22 is left to hang inside the box as shown in Fig. 4 and a portion of the string 22 is left as a loop 24 which projects from under the disk lSand from between the edges of the box In and the closure element l2. This loop 24 functions as a'pull by which the closure element l2 may be pulled open so the contents of the box may be removed without removing the box from the shelf or pile in which it is positioned.

In packing shoes in boxes it is preferable to havesomething between each shoe so that the shoes will not rub against each other and become marredor defaced. Therefore I have provided a separator strip '25, the rear end 26 of which is bent and is cemented to the rear end "3a, of the box IE, thereby forming a hinge-like joint at the point 21, thereby leaving the separator 25 free to swing sideways within the box I0. Attention is called to the fact that the rear end of the separator 25 is positioned closer to one side 7 of the box than the other. This is done so that in packing shoes in the box, the heel end of the shoe, which is the widest part of the shoe may be placed in the portion B of the box, which is the widest side of the box, after which the division 25 may be swung over against the toe of the shoe which is the narrow part of the shoe, thereby leaving the divider 25 standing at a diagonal position within the box as illustrated in Figs. 3 and 5. The toe of the next shoe may be entered in the space C, which is the narrow remaining portion of the box and the heel end of the shoe of course would be in the opposite end of the box.

In showing shoes to a customer it is preferable to show the shoe for the right foot, therefore in packing the shoes in my improved box the right shoe may be placed in the compartment C which is the wide compartment at the front end of the box and the clerk will naturally remove the shoe which is easiest to get hold of. Therefore if the shoes are properly packed in the box it will not be necessary when showing the shoes to take the time to inspect the shoe to see whether it is for the right or left foot.

To illustrate the use of the box, we will assume that the box is used in the shoe business and is placed on shelves in the store and in piles of two or three high and each box contains a pair of shoes. Now, the shoes are to be removed from these boxes for the purpose of showing the shoes to customers. The practice now is that the box is necessarily removed fromthe shelf or pile of boxes in which the box is positioned, the cover removed from the box and placed on the bottom thereof, the shoe removed from the box and then the box is replaced on the shelf or in the pile from which it came and then the shoe clerk may proceed to show his customer the shoe. By using my improved box it is only necessary for the clerk to take hold of the loop 24 and pull the closure element l2 open and remove the shoe or shoes from the box and show it to his customer. When the clerk sells the shoes, he removes the box from the shelf or pile of boxes in which it is positioned, replaces the shoes in the box, closes the closure element 12 and the cord or string 22 is intertwined between and beneath the disks l5 and L9 as illustrated in Fig. 3, which functions as a means of tieing the box closed, whereupon the box may be handed to the customer and the time and wrapping paper and string now required to prepare the package to hand to the customer is eliminated.

Such modifications of my invention may be employed as lie within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit and intention of my invention. Now having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A box, said box having an open end and a closure element therefor, said closure element being hingedly attached to said box and a flange bounding said closure element, a disk attached to the upper side of said box by an eyelet, a button on said flange, said button being so positioned that it will seat itself in the said eyelet when the closure element is in a closed position and functions to hold the closure element in said closed position, a second disk, said second disk being attached to said closure element, a string, one end of said string being attached tosaid closure element so that it may be used as a pull by which the closure element may be pulled open or the string may be intertwined beneath said disks as a means of securing the closure element in a closed position.

2. A box, said box having an open end and a closure element therefor, said closure element being hingedly attached to said box, a continuous flange bounding the free sides of said closure element, said flange fitting within said box, said flange being cut square at the ends adjacent the hinge so that the flange will strike the lower side of the box when the closure element is in the closed position and function as a stop to prevent the upper end of the closure element from entering the box too far, a button on said flange, a disk on the outside of said box, said disk being attached to said box by an eyelet which serves the dual purpose of attaching the disk to the box and also forming a seat to receive said button as a means of retaining said closure element in a closed position, a second disk, said second disk being attached to said closure element, a string, said string being attached to the closure element and serving the dual purpose of providing a pull by which the closure element may be pulled open and said string being adapted to be intertwined between and beneath said disks to tie the closure element in a closed position.

3. A box, said box having an open end and a closure element therefor, a separator in said box, said separator being hingedly attached to said box for adjusting purposes; said closure element being hingedly attached to said box and a flange bounding said closure element, a disk attached to the upper side of said box by an eyelet, a button on said flange, said button being so positioned that it will seat itself in the said eyelet when the closure element is in a closed position and functions to hold the closure element in said closed position, a second disk, said second disk being attached to said closure element, a string, one end of said string being attached to said closure element, so that it may be used as a pull by which the closure element may be pulled open or the string may be intertwined beneath said disks as a means of securing. the closure element in a closed position.

RICHARD B. BRINNON. 

